Golden Meadow News

Scores of churches in southern Louisiana have been damaged as a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Editor and Publisher LAPLACE St. John Parish residents wondering what will happen to the recently closed Frank's SuperValu grocery store won't have to wonder for very long.

Two National Guard members stationed in Lafourche Parish to assist with hurricane recovery duties observed an alleged illegal drug deal, then detained the participants until deputies arrived, the Sheriff's ...

Nothing is tying up the start to the commute on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway this morning, but Ike surge-related flooding on other area roadways may force commuters to draw up other plans.

UPDATED 7:50 P.M.: Flooding reports pour in as Ike strikes See photos and a recap of what's happening around Acadiana Several parishes in Acadiana and across South Louisiana are seeing rising waters as ...

Communities across coastal Louisiana are facing serious environmental contamination in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, according to an assessment released this week by the Louisiana Environmental Action Network.

As of noon today, the only Office of Motor Vehicles locations not operational due to hurricanes Gustav and Ike are the offices located in Cameron, Opelousas, Golden Meadow and Baker.

Sept. 14, 9:45 AM The following roads have been reopened after floodwaters from Ike have receded: US 90 from Hwy 11 to Rigolets US 90 between Davis pond and St Charles / Jefferson line.

Here is a complete list of Louisiana parishes that either have mandatory or voluntary evacuations: * Calcasieu Parish - mandatory evacuation for residents in travel trailers, mobile homes, and low-lying areas, ...

In Lafourche Parish, president Charlotte Randolph issued a mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Ike in all areas south of the Leon Theriot floodgates in Golden Meadow, as well as the Pointe-Aux-Chenes community.

LAKE CHARLES, La. - Still recovering from Labor Day's Hurricane Gustav, south Louisiana braced Thursday for a brush with Ike, a powerful hurricane that was on a projected course for the Texas Gulf Coast.

Voluntary Evacuation will be issued later this morning. Beauregard Parish - Voluntary Evacuation will be issued later this morning.

The Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration is coordinating with levee districts across Southeast Louisiana as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close floodgates and direct the necessary ...

Even as the recovery from Hurricane Gustav continued, Louisiana's coastal parishes prepared Wednesday for another possible hit _ this time by Hurricane Ike.

Morning commuters crossing the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway are in for a smooth start to their ride, bridge officials report.

The bullet that missed New Orleans did its damage elsewhere in Louisiana on Monday as Gustav's hurricane-speed winds caused extensive damage to homes and businesses from Grand Isle to Lafayette and shut off ...

Against the advice of the town's mayor, police chief and the U.S. Coast Guard, Grand Isle shrimp magnate Dean Blanchard and a handful of journalists from CNN are riding out Hurricane Gustav on the state's only ...

When Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White and his band of deputies went to New Orleans in 2005 to help rescue Hurricane Katrina victims, they made a lifelong friendship with Darel Bryan.

Update at 10:23 a.m. ET: Fire Chief Freddy Guidry of Lafourche Parish District 3 says they're optimistic about the level of damage that Gustav has caused along the Louisiana coast.

America's attention has been riveted this holiday weekend on New Orleans as a very large and powerful Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Louisiana coast, headed for landfall south of Houma.